MUSIC

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• Writer: Judith J. Hermida
• Cover Illustrator: John Orville Munar
• Department of Education, National Capital Region, SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE, MARIKINA CITY
• Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health, MUSIC, First Quarter-Module 1, Medieval Music (Vocal and Instrumental)
• When you were in grade 7, you learned about Philippine Music. You were able to listen, appreciate, sing, and perform examples of Philippine Folk songs and traditional music. In grade 8, you traveled all over Asia. You have seen places some of you have never been to before. You were able to sing Asian songs that you heard for the first time, incomprehensible text, but could sing at the end of the quarter.
• In this Module, you will travel farther. It will make you wander all over Europe and the Music of the West. You will know deeper about how western music influenced Philippine music and the music of the world. You will discover who composed the music from your favorite cartoon and the music being played and sung in different formal occasions and venues.
• In this Module, you will learn the first part of the history of Western music. We will be discussing the characteristic features of each period, composers, historical and cultural backgrounds.
• The main objectives of this module

  • Describes the musical elements of selected vocal and instrumental music of Medieval period (MU9MRB-Ib-f-5)
  • Relates Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music to other art forms and its history within the era (MU9MRB-Ic-f-3)
  • Performs music from Medieval period (MU9MRB-Ib-h-4)
• After going through with this module, you are expected to

  • Recalls the elements of music
  • Listens perceptively to vocal and instrumental music of the Medieval period
  • Analyzes examples of medieval vocal and instrumental music based on the musical elements
  • Names famous composer/s from the medieval period
• Medieval


  The Middle Ages or "Dark Ages" that started with the fall of the Roman Empire
• Neumes


  The basic element of Western and Eastern systems of musical notation prior to the invention of five-line staff notation
• Gregorian Chant


  A vocal music named after Pope Gregory I, who made this the approved music of the Catholic Church
• Troubadour


  Secular music which was not bound by Catholic traditions
• Adam de la Halle


  A French composer who is considered one of the oldest secular composers
• Elements of Music

  • Timbre
  • Rhythm
  • Melody
  • Texture
  • Form
  • Harmony
  • Phrasing
• Timbre


  The quality of sound that distinguishes one voice or instrument from another
• Rhythm


  The pattern or placement of sounds in time and beats in music
• Beat and Meter


  Beats give music its regular rhythmic pattern. Meter refers to rhythmic patterns produced by grouping together strong and weak beats.
• Melody


  The tune of a song or piece of music, created by playing a succession or series of pitches
• Texture


  The number and the type of layers used in a composition, and how these layers are related
• Phrasing

  Syllabic - one tone per syllable, Neumatic - a few notes set to one syllable, Melismatic - many tones per syllable
• Form


  The structure of music, including Unitary/Strophic, Binary, Ternary, and Heterophonic
• During the Medieval time, the Christian Church influenced Europe's culture and political affairs.
• Medieval music is composed of Vocal and instrumental forms
• Gregorian chant is usually based on Latin liturgy
• Medieval music is not based on a five-tone scale
• Monophonic plainchant or Gregorian Chant was named after Pope Gregory I, who made this the approved music of the Catholic Church
• Characteristics of Gregorian Chants

  • Monophonic
  • Free meter
  • Modal
  • Usually based on Latin liturgy
  • Use of Neume notation
• A troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages
• Monophonic plainchant or Gregorian Chant


  Music named after Pope Gregory I, who made this the approved music of the Catholic Church
• Gregorian Chant


  Initially transmitted orally, then scholars agreed to put it in notation to assist the dissemination of chants across Europe
• Gregorian Chants


  • Monophonic
  • Free meter
  • Modal
  • Usually based on Latin liturgy
  • Use of Neume notation
• Sample Gregorian Chants


  • https://youtu.be/fUNoREwIKHg
  • https://youtu.be/Igoh5kEqj3Y
• Troubadour


  A composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350)
• Troubadour Music


  • Not bound by catholic traditions
  • Usually monophonic
  • Sometimes with improvised accompaniment
  • Tells of chivalry and courtly love
  • Originated in France, written in French
• Most secular music in the early Middle Ages was improvised
• As the era progressed, a tradition of courtly music developed
• The texts of troubadour songs deal mainly with themes of chivalry and courtly love
• Many troubadour songs were humorous or vulgar satires